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We're all going to be victims of temptation at several points in our lives. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

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The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do with musicianship. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

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But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything. ↗

— Frank Robinson

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